1. Age?
Evaluation:
If we look at the age of our audience then we can tell whether the opinion of the
people we asked is a general view or is just the view of that age group. With this
evidence we can tell if the film we are making is suitable for which age group but
we can see here that we have mostly asked the older aged people, so if we do not
get a positive view on thriller films then we will know that they are not the right
audience.
How often do you watch thriller films?
Evaluation:
From this information we can see that most of the people we asked only watch
thriller films occasionally, this means that the group of people we asked would
probably not be the right audience as most chose sometimes or never. But the
likeliness of finding someone who only ever watches thrillers would be very low
so this must be taken into account.
12 – 14
15 – 17
18 – 21
22 – 30
31 – 45
46 – 60
61
Alw ays
Never
Sometimes

2. If you do watch thriller films, what types do you enjoy most?
Evaluation: This graph shows that the most popular genre is either comedy or
action, this is a good sign as action is the genre our film leans to the most,
however the most is the comedy which is obviously the most popular but isn't a
good sign for our film. But seeing as this is probably not the ideal audience we
were looking for this still means our film could be successful with a different age
group.
Why do you like watching thriller films?
Horror
Action
Comedy
Drama
They are fun
Absorbing, escapism
They are entertaining and
interesting
They keep you on the edge of your
seat and draw you in
For the excitingness of the
storyline.
Keeps my attention, fast moving,
usually a good plot

3. What do you think is essential to thriller films?
Would you prefer a more scripted thriller film (inception), a film with more
suspense (the strangers) or a film with more action (die hard)?
Evaluation: The largest percentage of the people we asked said they would much
prefer a more scripted storyline than one mainly fueled by action or suspense, I
believe the main reason for this is the audience we asked was of an older age so as
a rule people who are older much prefer a drama orientated film instead of a
thriller with action.
The music and the setting A good structured storyline
A good plot and plenty of tw ists and
turns
Suspense, action, sometimes horror,
and good vs bad
Keep the audience on the edge of their
seat
A good main character w ith emotion
Surprises Fast paced plot
Clever plot that makes you think A sensible and surprising conclusion
Scripted
Action
Suspense

4. Do you think the soundtrack is important to a thriller film?
Evaluation: The most accepted answer here was that the soundtrack of a film was
very important to the plot. I think this is because that with most of the people
choosing a more scripted film as a preference that it would need more to keep the
watcher interested and captivated, as there are not as many “dramatic events” in
more scripted films.
What sort of location would your ideal thriller film be set in?
Very important
Not very important
Not bothered
Deserted barren w asteland Not to futuristic something that hangs in
the balance betw een reality and fiction
Past old days Here and now occasionally futuristic
Doesn't matter In a beautiful city
Rural country setting Outside internationally
Modern setting, more realistic An urban location
In a small location, such as one building Woodland

5. Is there anything you would like to see more in thriller films?
What is your favourite thriller film and why?
More action
More emphasis on the storyline
Realistic characters and good storylines
More suspense and horror
Drama betw een characters
No nothing
Humour
More ingenuity
Older protagonists
Women leading protagonists
Old style information
Inside man, because of the cleverness
of the plot
Kick ass, because it has a combo of
action, comedy and suspense
Apollo thirteen, because its tense Bourne supremacy
The Departed, its never slow and it
keeps you thinking
Kill Bill 1 and 2, its fun and has action
The Orphanage, its very sad and
believable
Black haw k dow n, it keeps me
engrossed throughout
Titanic, its memorable War of the w orlds, its action packed and
interesting
Hound of the Baskervilles Die hard, because its original
Sleepy hollow , it has the components of
a horror, but is not gory

6. Is there anything you would like to see more in thriller films?
What is your favourite thriller film and why?
More action
More emphasis on the storyline
Realistic characters and good storylines
More suspense and horror
Drama betw een characters
No nothing
Humour
More ingenuity
Older protagonists
Women leading protagonists
Old style information
Inside man, because of the cleverness
of the plot
Kick ass, because it has a combo of
action, comedy and suspense
Apollo thirteen, because its tense Bourne supremacy
The Departed, its never slow and it
keeps you thinking
Kill Bill 1 and 2, its fun and has action
The Orphanage, its very sad and
believable
Black haw k dow n, it keeps me
engrossed throughout
Titanic, its memorable War of the w orlds, its action packed and
interesting
Hound of the Baskervilles Die hard, because its original
Sleepy hollow , it has the components of
a horror, but is not gory